Free games like THE XEN

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to THE XEN, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.

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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with THE XEN.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with THE XEN.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with THE XEN.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with THE XEN.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with THE XEN.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with THE XEN.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with THE XEN.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to THE XEN — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with THE XEN.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →

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